Alas, a jiffy was first proposed as the name for the time light takes to travel one centimeter in a vacuum—about 33 ...

In 1973, four years before becoming the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter filed a report of a UFO sighting in Georgia in 1969. He called it “the darnedest thing I’ve ever seen.” He ...

U.S. presidents may seem larger than life, but behind the speeches, history books, and polished images are real people with surprising habits, unexpected quirks, and stories that never make it into ...

American presidents typically make it through at least a full term. But the job is arduous and dangerous, and many don't stick around that long. Here are the six presidents with the shortest terms: ...